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Question for all you tech peoples, does Version or other companies sell you phone number? My home phone gets tons of fake spam calls, most not even with my name. It is very odd seeing I do not give out my phone number especially my home number. And is there anyway to block them?

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I know that here in the netherlands we have a "Do not call me" list which means that you won't get called unless you give out your phone number

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call your service provider and ask to be placed "ex directory" this means your number is not recorded publicly in a phonebook, change your number , these can both be done via your provider with one phone call. hope this helps. it worked for me

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call your service provider and ask to be placed "ex directory" this means your number is not recorded publicly in a phonebook, change your number , these can both be done via your provider with one phone call. hope this helps. it worked for me

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

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Thanks! I'll give it a try!

you are welcome, good luck

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These people just have a program (or someone punches the number) that randomly hits the numbers. If you can track them, you can sue them for calling you without your consent.

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Got the same problem before too. My sister signed up for an online dating website and gave away my phone number. Everyday, I got tons of calls from people looking for love. Iol! It used to be funny at first but when the calls became frequent, I knew I had to make it stop. They were very agreessive and harassing. So I got this call blocker app that really worked. Helped me filter all my incoming calls. After a week of adding anonymous phone numbers to my blacklist, I was surprised. A whole passed and I didn't get a single unsolicited call!

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